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Tuesday’s midterm election will bring out Berkeley residents, students and staff to polling stations to decide the fate of measures, propositions and representative seats on local, state and national levels.Read More…

Cecilia “Ces” Rosales, a candidate for the Berkeley City Council’s District 7 seat, generated controversy by using a photo of community members without their consent in campaign materials and by identifying herself as the “1st Asian Candidate for Berkeley City Council in 40 years.”Read More…

“Rigel has been a progressive champion for UC Berkeley students as well as the surrounding community,” de León said in an email. “(He) is the candidate best positioned to balance the interests of the students, the university, and the city.Read More…

Bartlett, who represents District 3 in South Berkeley, was pulled over by Berkeley Police Department officer Stephanie Cole for allegedly running a red light July 19. He immediately identified himself as a City Council member, told Cole that he actively supported pay raises for Berkeley police officers and disclosed information about a closed-session City Council vote on officer contracts.Read More…

In 1982, Berkeley voters approved a ballot initiative to change the date of the municipal elections from April to November in order to increase voter turnout, according to Berkeley City Councilmember Kriss Worthington.Read More…

Two resolutions — one urging UC Berkeley to create an undergraduate voting holiday and another advocating for greater space allocation to the Educational Opportunity and Undocumented Students programs — passed through the ASUC Senate without debate at its meeting Wednesday.Read More…

Business leaders and city officials introduced a plan to improve the Telegraph area through colored streets and art installations at a quarterly meeting of the Telegraph Business Improvement District, or TBID.Read More…